U.S. FBI Brings Down Silk Road 2.0 And Other ‘Dark’ MarketplacesMultiple major darknet marketplaces have been shut down by the FBI today thanks to an informant who worked as a moderator at least one of the sites.Nov 6, 2014Carlo C
Sir Richard Branson Endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce AssociationSir Richard Branson explains why he endorses the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association and supports Bitcoin in an op-ed.Nov 6, 2014Diana Ngo
Canadian Bitcoin Company Faces Increased Allegations from FCAAThe Dominion Bitcoin Mining Company of Saskatchewan has been under a cease-trade order since May of 2014. The order, issued by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) was originally filed because the FCAA accused the company of seeking investors without properly registering their intent. While the original order has since expired without penalty it seems that the FCAA is now upping the game by accusing Dominion of multiple violations of the Securities Act of 1988.Nov 6, 2014Carlo C
Micropayment Processor Optelo Partners With Paymium to Bolster Bitcoin in FranceFrench Optelo, a subsidiary focusing on micropayment technologies owned by Adverline, announced on November 4, it had partnered up with Bitcoin exchange and payment solutions provider Paymium to allow merchants to receive payments in bitcoins, reads the official announcement.Nov 6, 2014Diana Ngo
Circle Releases Apps for iOS and Android in Continuing Search for Mainstream UsersOn Monday, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced the launch of the company’s new native apps for both iOS and Android. The apps join an elite class, previously dominated only by Coinbase, of smartphone tools that allow U.S. users to buy or sell Bitcoin on their mobile devicesNov 6, 2014Kenny Spotz
Intermarket Analysis: Japan, Gold and BitcoinThe US Federal Reserve ended QE last week and promised to keep rates “extraordinarily low” for an extended period of time.Nov 5, 2014George Samman
Cody Wilson’s War: Dark Wallet Co-Founder Plans to Infiltrate, Destroy Bitcoin FoundationWhile Americans were going to the polls Tuesday, Upstart Business Journal’s Michael del Castillo reported that Cody Wilson of Defense Distributed and Darkwallet was announcing his own candidacy for the Bitcoin Foundation’s board — and his motives for running were quite clear.Nov 5, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Google Deploys BTM at London HQ with Unique FeaturesGoogle is behind the latest installation of a Bitcoin ATM in London, it has emerged, with its East London Campus hosting the company’s latest foray into digital currency.Nov 5, 2014William Suberg
DigitalTangible Brings Bitcoin-Linked Precious Metals to EuropeDigitalTangible has been providing customers with blockchain-recorded metals ownership from its San Francisco location. Today in a welcome move for sound money-lovers across the pond, DigitalTangible has just announced their new partnership with Bitgild (Netherlands) and BitcoinCommodities (Germany) to serve the European market.Nov 5, 2014Amanda B. Johnson
NXT Brings Cryptocurrency to Czech University CurriculumThe development team behind Nextcoin, or NXT as it’s more commonly called, has reached out to their users everywhere to crowdfund the hands-on crypto education of Czech university students.Nov 5, 2014Amanda B. Johnson
BitPay Enables One Tap Mobile Payments with New Bitcoin Checkout AppBitPay, one of the global leaders in Bitcoin payment processing, is making the process of paying with Bitcoin much simpler, for both merchants and consumers, while at the same time they are also integrating SumUp, a leading European Point-of-Sale (POS) company into its system to allow that company to accept Bitcoin as well.Nov 5, 2014Carlo C
UK Government Calling for Information on Digital CurrenciesUK’s HM Treasury invites views and evidence on the risks and benefits of digital currencies in a Call for Information.Nov 5, 2014Diana Ngo
Paypal’s Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux Leaves For BitstampPaypal’s head of compliance for Europe, Africa and the Middle East is leaving the company to join BitstampNov 4, 2014Ian DeMartino
World Citizenship Passports with Bitcoin-like BlockchainChristopher Ellis, a hacker with a penchant for decentralized security created a platform using off-the-shelf PGP encryption and a blockchain similar to Bitcoin’s to create what he calls “the World Citizenship Passport.” Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) provides end to end encryption and the blockchain provides Identification registry internet wide.Nov 4, 2014Carlo C
Greenspan Calls QE ‘A Failure,’ Suggests Gold instead of BitcoinAccording to former Federal Reserve Chairman Allen Greenspan, quantitative easing or QE has been a failure.Nov 4, 2014Carlo C
Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Progresses As TeraExchange Partners Up With BitGoSwap execution facility (SEF) for Bitcoin TeraExchange, partners up with Bitcoin security platform BitGo to provide greater security in Bitcoin derivatives trading.Nov 4, 2014Diana Ngo
Multisig Support Set to Become a New StandardThe immense security benefits of multisig transactions have become especially relevant as bitcoins—like all valuable things—are prominent targets of theft. Where users choosing the convenience of web wallets once had to worry about being “Goxxed,” multisig has stepped in to save the day.Nov 4, 2014Amanda B. Johnson
While Price Falters, Bitcoin’s Institutional Acceptance GrowsIt’s been a lackluster year for the price of bitcoins. In a few days, fans of the fledgling digital currency will come face to face with a reality that few would have thought possible at this point last year: in a one year time-frame, the price of a bitcoin has fallen.Nov 4, 2014Kenny Spotz
Lawsky’s ‘Temporary BitLicense’ proposal for NY start-upsThe creator of the controversial BitLicense legislation has sought to make its effect more palatable for New York start-ups by offering them a form of temporary coverage.Nov 3, 2014William Suberg
Bitalo.com Puts Massive 100BTC Bounty On HackerBitalo.com has been DDoS’d attacked by the same hacker that attacked Nitrogensports, now they are putting up possibly the biggest Bitcoin bounty ever to find his identity.Nov 3, 2014Ian DeMartino
Newly Launched BTMs: Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Get Their First MachinesCointelegraph has partnered with Coin ATM Radar, which regularly updates a helpful and navigable Bitcoin ATM map, to get the most comprehensive data about new BTMs as they go online.Nov 3, 2014Armand Tanzarian
BitcoinPriceLive and H16 join the Cointelegraph Media GroupIt is with great pleasure that Cointelegraph is able to announce not one but two further additions to the Cointelegraph Media Group, expanding its reach into the most diverse areas of the Bitcoin industry.Nov 3, 2014William Suberg
German ‘Bitcoin Brothers’ Unveils Bitcoin Mining SupercomputersGerman Bitcoin mining supercomputer manufacturer Bitcoin Brothers announces 6 petahash supercomputers built on the first 3D 16nm FinFET ASICs.Nov 3, 2014Diana Ngo
Bitcoin Analysis: Week of Nov 2 (Intro to Stochastics)The week of November 2nd Bitcoin Analysis by Tone Vays.Nov 3, 2014Cointelegraph
How to Get your Store Ready for Bitcoin Black FridayThis year, Black Friday falls on November 28 and on this date we could see another spike in Bitcoin shopping similar to last year’s event, which was partially responsible for the historic run-up in price due to a surge in people spending their bitcoins on discounted items.Nov 2, 2014Jon Holmquist
An Inside Look at Bitstash’s New 3-Tier Hardware Wallet: Interview with CTO, Trevor MurphyBitstash aims to deliver wallet solutions with two major selling points - one being flawless security, and the other being its ease of use as the device is designed so that even your grandmother can use it.Nov 2, 2014Allen Scott
BitBet, Fairlay, BetMoose: Meet Bitcoin’s Prediction MarketsPrediction markets—that is, a group of people who place bets on whether a certain statement will prove to be true in the future—have frequently proven more accurate than standard polls. Why? Because the participants have something to lose. Or gain. And the fancy name for a bet? - “Futures contract.”Nov 2, 2014Amanda B. Johnson
Weekend Roundup: Reports, Rumors Surround a Possible SEC Crackdown; Jon Matonis Leaves Bitcoin FoundationNew Weekend Roundup from CointelegraphNov 2, 2014Armand Tanzarian
Finance Ministers in 51 Countries Declare Bank Secrecy Act ‘Obsolete’Finance ministers from more than 50 countries recently signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement, with another 30 countries pledging to sign the agreement by 2018.Nov 2, 2014Carlo C
Deal With Clevercoin Might Just Save JustcoinJustcoin has ceased all operations and is asking users to withdraw their funds, but another exchange might come to the rescue.Nov 1, 2014Ian DeMartino